Design thinking

When to Use

Use this skill when you need direction and intent for frontend design. Use with design when defining purpose, tone, domain, color world, and review bar; includes cross-domain lens from cinema, architecture, marketing, UX, automotive, industrial design.

Apply with the design skill on every design task. Do this before coding.

Design thinking (before coding)

• Purpose: What problem does this interface solve? Who uses it?
• Tone: Pick an extreme and execute with intention — e.g. brutally minimal, maximalist, retro-futuristic, organic/natural, luxury/refined, playful/toy-like, editorial/magazine, brutalist/raw, art deco/geometric, soft/pastel, industrial/utilitarian.
• Constraints: Framework, performance, accessibility.
• Differentiation: One thing that makes it unforgettable.

Commit to one bold direction. Intentionality over intensity.

Reserve impact for punctuation (use sparingly for effect)